Leiche

See also: léiche

German

Etymology

From Middle High German līche, līch f (“body”), from Old High German līh n, f, (“body, shape, figure”), from Proto-Germanic *līką n, from Proto-Indo-European *līg-. Cognate with Dutch lijk, Old English līc, Danish lig. Related with German gleich, English like.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪ̯çə/

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• Homophone: Laiche
• Rhymes: -aɪ̯çə

Noun

Leiche f (genitive Leiche, plural Leichen)

1. dead body, corpse

Synonyms

• Leichnam (see there for usage notes)

Derived terms

• Karteileiche
• Leichenhalle
• Leichenhaus
• Leichentuch
• Leichenzug
• Moorleiche

 

Further reading

• “Leiche” in Duden online

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Pennsylvania German

Noun

Leiche

1. plural of Leich